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I respectfully disagree for these reasons. First of all, one can hardly call an idea such as "motor with 6 large wheels" or "gentler curved rails" original. These are the kinds of things I'm talking about. Also, I point to Matt's scratch built (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But if I understand TLG's reasoning correctly, the act of publishing your own ideas would make those ideas unusable by TLG. Something to do with copyrights and such? So maybe you would be better off _not_ publishing all those great ideas, and (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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If we suppose that Disney and (for our purposes) TLG are monitoring sites on the net such as James' webpage, I think we (trainiacs) should come up with some sort of top 10 or 20 list to make known beyond a doubt what TLG can produce which will (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I will be traveling to Salt Lake City this week and was wondering if anyone here lived there and wanted to meet for lunch or whatever... SteveB www.PNLTC.org (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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<delurk> Well they are making Winnie the Pooh Duplo this year. (URL) Korn <relurk> (...) believe (...) at (...) a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Due to a shortage of 12V motors, I eventually made all my locomotives 9V. But I have set up the 7866 remote controlled crossing on my layout, as well as a more modern looking level crossing, without the swinging arms, but with the blinking (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi I have made a motorized version of a 'handcar'. I used Will Chapmans minibattery and micromotor trick. It doesn't move very quickly, but it is neat to see the arm rock up and down as it moves along! Michel Magnan (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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sometime I see you to speck about number of sets but in Italy there are only 2 set bay lego train ; it is possible to have a complete list of sets an where is possible to buy Francesco Bryan Kinkel ha scritto nel messaggio ... (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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In Italy I can not find lego sets for build a station for my diorama; I found same photo on the web but without instructions I think is impossible for me to build up. Somebody can give me the number of same station set and where it is possible to (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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David, I am a new entry in this Group and I saw immediately your advertisement regarding the show in England. I work sometime in a company in Manchester and perhaps I will be in England ; do you know when the show start and when finish. This is for (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Kinda hard to play with a beanie when it is in a hermetically sealed plastic case and there is a rabid collector glowering over your shoulder every time you come near them. :-) (...) _Still_ haven't bought a ninja set. I was about to, for the (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thank you Larry. True, I used over 100 2x2 black rounds and lots (probably 100) 2 & 3 hinge fingers. As for the burps, I've probably got about 400 total (about 120 or so in that particular model) and always looking for more. I'm expanding the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) -- Thomas's & Kristin's Home Page (URL) Member (URL) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's the train I had running around our Christmas tree: (URL) let me know what you think! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@JUNO.com ---...---oooo----(_)...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Once again I will be having a LEGO train stand at the model railway exhibition on 13th March '99 at the Abbey Centre, Hunsbury Hill, Northampton, UK. There will probably be 6 locomotives running on 3 separate tracks - I am still building and (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm a little late here, but where can I see Will's rotary plow? URL Anyone? Cheers - Barbara [I've 'borrowed' Jeremy's account for the time being until he can un-tie himself in the closet!] (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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That is a very very kickbutt bridge and the overall scene shows what is possible to achieve. But the quantities required to do a whole layout fully scenic-ed boggle the mind. Nice work, nice work indeed. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks, that opening image kinda shows what it's like around our home here, of course the Black Knight is winning the battle :-). The ongoing battle between Lego and Beanies ... but I think I'm winning, I've got the kids playing with the Lego and (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice pages, Thomas. Though that opening page is _scary_. :-) That bridge scene is beautiful, with the waterfall and fisherman. First-rate work. And the detail... the clear 1x1 rounds on the water... bubbles? What are the fish tail pieces from? (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Speculation: Monorail, Disney, Past Coincidence?
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On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:53:08 GMT, "James Mathis" <jmathis@arctic.nmt.edu> wrote: <snipped> (...) It is interesting. Another possible explanation would be that Disney zealousy guards it's trademarks and, upon learning of a "Disney-like Monorail", (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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